- Lateral moves are taking place in a new, online, context. Advantages include a speedier process and the ability to meet more partners at a time in virtual meetings.
As with any period of disruption, the pandemic has provided a catalyst for change. ‘Working from home’ as we had all traditionally viewed the term became a stark reality. For law firms, this new reality could have presented a catastrophic outcome. Instead, technology was embraced and business continued—flourishing, in many instances. Initial deep-seated nervousness about the potential negative impact on business gave way to levels of activity not seen since the pre-global financial crisis era. As such, many firms continued to hire aggressively using something called Zoom—heard of it?
Woeful predictions of markets collapsing in the wake of the pandemic have not materialised for some practice areas. In fact, at the top end of the legal market many practice areas remained defiantly buoyant during the past 15 months.
